The Thing (2011) comes to Blu-ray and DVD in March

Ever wondered what really happened during the events leading up to John Carpenter’s sci-fi horror classic The Thing?

Get ready to find out when the chilling prequel crashes onto Blu-ray with Digital Copy, DVD and download to own on 26 March 2012 from Universal Pictures UK.

Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sam Carter and Eric Christian Olsen the prequel (confusingly also called The Thing) sees a group of research scientists accidentally stumbling on the existence of a frozen alien craft in remote Antarctica.

Follow the horrifying fall-out of a decision to bring the craft and its deep-frozen inhabitant back to base camp as the scientists battle to contain the terror they have unwittingly unleashed.

The DVD and Blu-ray discs both feature extensive bonus content including making of features, commentaries with the director and producer and both deleted and extended scenes.